Asteroid vs Comet

Asteroid 6478 Gault with tail

From active asteroids to dormant comets, rubble piles to remnant cores, main belt comets and manx comets to ambiguous interstellar objects, this article provides a brief overview of the smaller objects in our planetary zoo—the main differences and similarities between asteroids and comets. But if it's meteors you're looking for, read Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites. …

Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites

Kamchatka Meteor (18 December 2018) imaged by Japanese Meteorological Agency Himawari 8satellite. . In blog post meteoroids, meteors and meteorites.

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a moviemaker with a large rock heading for Earth must ignore the laws of physics and make things behave the way moviegoers want, otherwise no-one will watch it. And so asteroids and comets are called meteors, and meteoroids and meteors are called meteorites, and meteorites are called...well…meteorites, actually. The …